GST on Paratha: Confirmed 18% GST on Paratha..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
GST on Paratha: Confirmed 18% GST on Paratha..!?

Gujarat's AAAR has upheld the decision of the Advance Authority of Ruling (AAR) which ruled that Paratha will be subject to 18 percent GST. The AAAR of gujarat confirmed that the ruling (AAR) was valid. Parotta, chapati, and roti are different and cannot be considered the same type. chapati, Parotta cannot be included in the bread count. Therefore, gujarat AAAR judges vivek Ranjan and Malind Thoravane ruled that 18 percent GST would apply to Paratha.
5% GST was levied on roti, chapati, and naan, and 18% GST on the paratha. In this regard, many parties have appealed to the Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), which looks after matters related to the GST tax of the central government. According to AAR, Chappati, Roti, and Parotta are different. 5 percent GST is levied on ready-to-eat foods and 18 percent GST on ready-to-eat foods. In that sense, roti, naan, and khagra can be consumed as soon as they are bought from the shops. However, parottas sold in packets can be eaten after cooking for a minimum of minutes. Hence, 18 percent GST tax on Parotta, it explained.
Against this, the petitioners appealed to the AAAR Tribunal of Gujarat. In this appeal, the imposition of 18 percent GST on Paratha is correct. The AAR upheld the judgment stating that "paratha is different, chappati and roti are different".

Ingredients included in paratha include wheat flour, potatoes, vegetables, greens, onions, and methi. Shop-sold parathas need to be heated for 3 or 4 minutes after breaking the baking sheet. But roti, chapati, etc are well cooked. They can be eaten as is. There is a difference between fully cooked food and partially cooked or reheated food. So chapati and roti cannot include paratha. 5% GST is applicable only on ready-to-eat food products bought from shops. 5% GST is applicable only on pizza, bread, rusk, toasted bread, etc.
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